UCL Centre for Holocaust Education

Here also examples of today's Holocaust Memorial Day being marked:

Trinity Catholic High (its garden, & some of the shoes- whilst rest are on display in Westminster), Royal Wootton Bassett Academy (bridge of values & pledges, through PE, & assembly)

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We know powerful educational & commemorative initiatives, events & experiences took place today in schools to mark HMD, & more will follow across the week.
A flavour of the range of engagement across our Beacon Schools network includes:

Demeter House, Healing Academy, MEA & Lawn Manor Academy

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Misconceptions about the Holocaust persist among England's teenagers Students’ core knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust remains insecure, with many struggling to answer basic questions about what happened, to whom, where and when, finds new research from the U...

New research from @uclholocaust.bsky.social shows misconceptions about the Holocaust still persist among teens – though understanding has improved since 2016.

This provides compelling evidence to call for wider change and a national conversation on Holocaust education.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...

Applications are open for our online ‘Holocaust in the Curriculum’ MA module which has been recognised by
@collegeofteaching.bsky.social
Places for teachers in England fully-funded by the Pears Foundation.
Deadline 27 Feb.
Info, FAQs & application at holocausteducation.org.uk/masters-modu...

'The Centre are proud to be collaborators & partners’ in RWBAs innovative & immersive enrichment project #HtFMeUs feat. Robert Rinder & families
holocausteducation.org.uk/htfmeus-an-i...
Teachers, join next online briefing, 2 Feb, 3.30pm to find out more.
nwetherall@rwba.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

"At a time when there is both information overload and a dissolving of truth, we have to help create rigorous public history."

@andypearce.bsky.social of @uclholocaust.bsky.social advocates for more critical thinking and cultural literacy.
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/01/27/o...

It was an honour in my dual capacity to hear again from Eva Clarke BEM @uclholocaust.bsky.social as we gathered in person/online to mark #HMD.
Our RWBA relationship with Eva is a longstanding one (as pictured), both a first & sec gen survivor - she is the embodiment of bridging generations.

The case for clearer Holocaust curriculum guidance Teaching about the Holocaust is not easy, and the evidence suggests teachers need more support

'Clearly, Holocaust education in schools is essential, especially in the current era of misinformation and disinformation. However, we now have compelling evidence that shows we need to revisit how and why the Holocaust is taught'

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How to teach about the Holocaust in the digital age To address the risk of children encountering misinformation online, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance has updated its recommendations for teaching and learning about the Holocaust

As young people encounter misinformation on and offline, how should we teach about the Holocaust?

1. Focusing on digital literacy
2. Explicitly teaching about antisemitism

Featuring research from @uclholocaust.bsky.social 👇
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We are pleased to announce the second digest publication from our latest @uclholocaust.bsky.social research

It can be downloaded for free from: holocausteducation.org.uk/research/80-years/

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We've distributed 100,000 copies of our textbook ‘Understanding the Holocaust: How & why did it happen?’ to more than 3,300 secondary schools. holocausteducation.org.uk/ks3-textbook/
Delivered FREE courtesy of the Pears Foundation this research-informed textbook is helping transform Holocaust T&L.

Humbled & privileged on this HMD to welcome survivor Eva Clarke BEM to the Centre.
We are grateful for this intimate opportunity for the team to hear she & her mothers story, & the vital work Eva does 'Bridging Generations'.
In 2019 Eva wrote a Centre blog: holocausteducation.org.uk/2019/01/23/h...

Today, on HMD RWBA joins in bridging generations: testimony is something we listen to & learn from together, guiding the choices our young people make & the communities they help build.
Memory becomes a bridge they choose to walk across, carrying its lessons into the world they are shaping

Front page of Royal Historical Society blog post with image of the Berlin Holocaust Memorial, photograph by Rudolph Simon, 2013, Wilkimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Text reads: "On Holocaust Memorial Day we need more history, not just more memory' and abstract: In this post, Andy Pearce – Director of the Centre for Holocaust Education at UCL – considers the current levels of knowledge of the Holocaust among UK secondary school students. UCL studies, in 2016 and 2026, reveal a troubling and enduring divergence between popular understandings of the persecution and murder of Jews in Europe, in the 1930s and 1940s, and the findings of scholarly historical research. 27 January 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of Holocaust Memorial Day in Britain. As Andy argues, prevalent and popular misperceptions risk being sustained if the Holocaust becomes a subject for remembrance and memory, rather than of history and historical scholarship. It is only though ‘more history’, shared widely and publicly, that we may seek to redress error, distortion and denial."

"On Holocaust Memorial Day we need more history, not just more memory" bit.ly/4t6wPx6

Dr Andy Pearce, Director of @uclholocaust.bsky.social, writes today on the RHS blog.

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'On Holocaust Memorial Day we need more history, not just more memory'
a @royalhistsoc.org guest blog by Centre's @andypearce.bsky.social: blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/01/27/o...

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'Of course, these teachers & senior leaders do not only undertake this work on Holocaust Memorial Day - their efforts across the academic year to advance the learning & understanding of young people, bridges generations, & is an inspiration to us all.'

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'We reaffirm the critical importance of teaching, learning, & remembering the Holocaust, & extend our thanks to the 1000s of teachers & senior leaders who will be pausing today to increase awareness of this critical history, to remember &to reflect on its meaning in our communities & world...'

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On this Holocaust Memorial Day @andypearce.bsky.social reflects:

'As the country gathers to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the Centre would like to pay tribute to our survivor community, including Mala Tribich MBE and Eva Clarke BEM, who remain committed to sharing their testimony with us...'

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Fascinating to join second of @uclholocaust.bsky.social webinars on latest research.
We look forward to reading the digest when published tomorrow, but great reflections today from @andypearce.bsky.social, Dr Becky Hale, teachers Vanessa & Francis from St Laurence & Woodhey & @tgplawson.bsky.social

Today Ruth-Anne Lenga was honoured to be a guest at FCDO's #HMD Event.
Mala Tribich MBE gave a deeply moving account of her experience.
She continues to shine & inspires us all to learn from the Holocaust &remember its victims.
May she continue to do this vital work in good health & strength.

@uclholocaust.bsky.social have suite of open-access resources to help schools mark HMD in tutor times etc,
with KS3, 4 & 5 stimuli materials: holocausteducation.org.uk/lessons/initial-teacher-education/holocaust-memorial-day-2026/

Schools might like to explore our htfmeus.co.uk project

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'The Centre are proud to be collaborators & partners’ in RWBAs innovative & immersive enrichment project #HtFMeUs feat. Robert Rinder & families
holocausteducation.org.uk/htfmeus-an-i...
Teachers, join next online briefing, 2 Feb, 3.30pm to find out more.
nwetherall@rwba.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

'Conspiracy theories & the Holocaust' sees UCL's Jeremy Hayward discuss the importance of teaching about what conspiracy theories are, how they work & how to counter them in the classroom, esp. in relation to Holocaust T&L.
Listen here: holocausteducation.org.uk/podcast-3-jh/ RT

Preparing for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026?
We've a suite of open-access resources to help schools mark Holocaust Memorial Day & its theme 'Bridging Generations'.
Explore & download the KS3, 4 & 5 stimuli materials via: holocausteducation.org.uk/lessons/init...

@stephenlogan.bsky.social

Applications are open for our online ‘Holocaust in the Curriculum’ MA module which has been recognised by
@collegeofteaching.bsky.social
Places for teachers in England fully-funded by the Pears Foundation.
Deadline 27 Feb.
Info, FAQs & application at holocausteducation.org.uk/masters-modu...

Yesterday survivor Mala Tribich MBE spoke to Ruth-Anne Lenga & @gillycarr.bsky.social & 300+ online listeners about her life, before, during, &after the Holocaust.
This was a joint HMD event between @uclholocaust.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk - the first of more partnerships in the future.

Applications are open for our online ‘Holocaust in the Curriculum’ MA module which has been recognised by @collegeofteaching.bsky.social.
Places for teachers in England fully-funded by the Pears Foundation.
Deadline 27 Feb.
Info, FAQs & application at holocausteducation.org.uk/masters-modu...

Inspired by MEA's Mr King & colleagues thinking & innovative plans, & Trinity Catholic Schools @historyisfun24.bsky.social project work ahead of HMD.
Incredibly moving to see the shoes, bricks reflections taking shape, the lighting of memorial garden, DEAR, Speak Up.
Thankyou for sharing at #ABC.

Professor Hannah Lessing gave an informative & inspiring lecture about the work of the National Fund & how it has helped Austrian survivors with restitution & descendants of Austrian Jews today gain Austrian citizenship.